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On Thu, 2023-01-19 at 16:23 -0800, Jacob Keller wrote:
>=20
> Per op policy is important because otherwise it can become impossible to
> safely extend a new attribute to commands over multiple kernel releases.
>=20

Yeah. I think I just realised that my issues is more with the fact that
per-op policy implies per-op attribute (identifier/number/name)space,
and if you don't have that you have attribute duplication etc.

Anyway, it just feels superfluous, not really dangerous I guess :)

johannes